Dr Knebelkamp possesses extensive management experience from the chemical and processing industries. He has held executive positions in both public and private equity owned, globally active companies. Most recently he served as CEO of PVA TePla AG, a specialized engineered systems producer. Before that, he was CEO of VESTOLIT GmbH, a leading European PVC supplier. Dr Knebelkamp earned his Ph.D. in polymer chemistry at the University of Marburg.